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Palmer, Megan M.; Shaker, Genevieve; Hoffmann-Longtin, Krista – College Teaching, 2014
Despite the fact that online education continues to grow, the vast majority of faculty remain skeptical that online courses can yield the same student learning outcomes as traditional face-to-face courses. In an effort to determine if online graduate courses can be effective, in this study we explore the extent to which qualities commonly found in…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Electronic Learning, Graduate Study, Seminars
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Hoffmann-Longtin, Krista; Morgan, Zachary S.; Schmidt, Lauren; Walvoord, Emily C.; Palmer, Megan M.; Dankoski, Mary E. – To Improve the Academy, 2017
Women frequently benefit from focused faculty development opportunities not because they need to be "fixed," but rather it is a means to demonstrate that success, even in chilly environments, is possible. The Stepping Stones program uses a unique design to provide participants with inspiration, time for reflection, and strategies for how…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Faculty Development, Women Faculty, Reflection
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Hoffmann-Longtin, Krista; Palmer, Megan M.; Welch, Julie L.; Walvoord, Emily C.; Dankoski, Mary E. – To Improve the Academy, 2014
Faculty members today are bombarded with information, yet limited in time and attention. Managing communication with faculty is an increasingly important function of faculty development offices. This study explored how communication frameworks can be paired with web design principles and attention economics to increase the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Organizational Communication, Teacher Participation
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Maggie Albro; Jessica L. Serrao; Christopher D. Vidas; Jenessa M. McElfresh; K. Megan Sheffield; Megan Palmer – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
This article explores the application of journal quality and credibility evaluation tools to library science publications. The researchers investigate quality and credibility attributes of forty-eight peer-reviewed library science journals with open access components using two evaluative tools developed and published by librarians. The results…
Descriptors: Library Science, Periodicals, Access to Information, Librarians
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Dankoski, Mary E.; Palmer, Megan M.; Laird, Thomas F. Nelson; Ribera, Amy K.; Bogdewic, Stephen P. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2012
Many faculty in today's academic medical centers face high levels of stress and low career satisfaction. Understanding faculty vitality is critically important for the health of our academic medical centers, yet the concept is ill-defined and lacking a comprehensive model. Expanding on previous research that examines vital faculty in higher…
Descriptors: Leadership, Regression (Statistics), Predictor Variables, Productivity
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Dankoski, Mary E.; Palmer, Megan M.; Banks, Julianna; Brutkiewicz, Randy R.; Walvoord, Emily; Hoffmann-Longtin, Krista; Bogdewic, Stephen P.; Gopen, George D. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2012
All faculty regardless of discipline or school need to be highly competent at writing for an academic audience. The "publish or perish" pressure is alive and well for academic advancement, publications, and external grant funding. Yet few faculty, particularly in the health professions and sciences, receive formal training on the craft…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Health Occupations, Faculty Development, Writing Workshops